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Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich (; born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with . He attained his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 in July 2008. Erlich has reached 44 doubles finals and won 22 (half of them), mostly with partner Andy Ram; together, they are known in Israel as "Andyoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2018, was 22–12.


Personal information
Jonathan Erlich, who is , was born in , . He moved to , , when he was a one-year-old, and now resides in and competed as an Israeli.

Erlich first started playing tennis when he was three years old, and he played his first tournament at the age of seven. He was later trained at the Wingate Institute, where he met , his future doubles partner. He turned pro in 1996 at the age of 19.

Erlich is known as a fan of the football team Maccabi Haifa. Next time we will play at Ramat-Gan Stadium (Hebrew) NRGMaariv, 11 July 2009

Following his retirement, in 2023 Erlich joined the non-profit Israel Tennis & Education Centers (ITEC) as Director of High-Performance Program. In his new position, responsible for the development of competitive tennis layers from all backgrounds throughout Israel, with an emphasis on distributing resources and identifying talent in under-served and remote areas of the country.


Tennis career

1996–2005
Erlich and Ram first competed at Queen's Club in June 2001. In 2002, in singles Erlich defeated world # 64 ranked of Romania, 6–2, 6–3, in Indianapolis.

The Israeli duo's best achievement was reaching the semifinal of the Wimbledon championships in 2003. They defeated and but lost the semifinal to defending Wimbledon champions Jonas Björkman and . They were the first Israelis to advance to the semifinals in a Grand Slam event.

They won the Thailand Open in September 2003 and the Grand Prix de in October 2003, defeating and 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

Erlich advanced with of South Africa to the semifinals in the mixed doubles tournament in 2004 at the . They were defeated by and Martina Navratilova in the semifinals.

Ram and Erlich won the Lyon tournament again in October 2004. They defeated Jonas Björkman and Radek Štěpánek 7–6, 6–2 in the final. Erlich and Ram's next major tournament win was in in February 2005. They beat Czechs and Pavel Vízner 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 in the finals. Ram and Erlich missed the in 2005 due to the death of Ram's father shortly before the tournament was due to start. They reached 8th place in the doubles ranking at the end of 2005, and served as alternates at the Masters Cup in Shanghai.


2006–2010
Erlich and Ram claimed the title in March 2006, defeating Russians and 6–3, 6–2.

At the Cincinnati 1000 Masters, in August 2007, he and Ram won, upsetting the world No. 1 in the final 4–6, 6–3, 13–11. In November 2007, they again defeated the No. 1 Bryan brothers at the Tennis Masters Cup in China, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1. At the 2007 US Open, he played doubles with Ram, losing to the eventual winners and , 5–7, 6–7.

Erlich and Ram won their first Grand Slam at the 2008 Australian Open final against Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra 7–5, 7–6.

From September 2008 till May 2009 Erlich was recovering from right elbow surgery, and suffered setback after setback, while Ram was playing doubles with other partners. The ATP Challenger tournament in May 2009 was the first where the two reunited. They proceeded to the tournament's final, where they lost to and Chris Guccione 6–3, 7–63. After the tournament Ram announced that he was going to finish the season with his temporary partner , before returning to play with Erlich on a permanent basis. Later the same month, Erlich partnering won his first ATP tournament after returning to play, the Türk Telecom İzmir Cup (an ATP Challenger Tour event).

Erlich partnered with at the 2010 Queen's Club Championships winning the title. It is Djokovic’s only doubles title in his career.


2021: 400 career match wins
In May 2021, Erlich won his 22nd doubles title at the 2021 Belgrade Open out of 44 finals with partner Andrei Vasilevski, the win being one match away from reaching a milestone of 400 career match wins.


2022: Retirement
Erlich announced his retirement after his participation at the 2022 Tel Aviv Open partnering in September. He had to withdraw in the last minute due to injury thus completing his professional career.


Team participation

Davis Cup
Playing for the Israel Davis Cup team in 2000 and from 2002–09, he has won 12 of his 16 matches, including wins in Israel's 2006 win over Great Britain, 2007 win over , 2007 wins over Italy and (in which he and Ram defeated Olympic Gold Medal winners González and Massú), and 2009 win over Russia.

Israel (ranked 8th in the Davis Cup standings, with 5,394 points) hosted heavily favored Russia (winners in 2002 and 2006, and the top-ranked country in Davis Cup standings, with 27,897 points) in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Israel was represented by Erlich, Ram, , and . Russia's lineup consisted of (# 24 in the world; former world # 1), (26), (35), and (44; former world # 8). Sinai, Allon, "Int'l Tennis: Ram, Erlich expect the spark to return for Davis Cup tie," The Jerusalem Post, 7/3/09, accessed 7/3/09 The stage was set by Safin, who prior to the tie told the press: "With all due respect, Israel was lucky to get to the quarterfinals." The Israeli team's response was to beat the Russian team in each of their first three matches, thereby winning the tie. Levy, world # 210, beat Russia's top player, Andreev, world # 24, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the opening match. Sela (# 33) followed by beating Russian Youzhny 3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5. Israeli captain likened his players to two on court, saying: "I felt as if I had two F-16s out there today, they played amazingly well." The match was attended by 10,500 people, the largest ever crowd ever for a tennis match held in Israel. The next day Erlich and Ram beat Safin and Kunitsyn 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 4–6, 6–4 in front of a boisterous crowd of over 10,000. "Netanyahu: Davis Cup team has filled nation with pride," The Jerusalem Post, 7/11/09, accessed 7/11/09 "This is something I will cherish for all of my life," said Erlich. He added, "Everybody has dreams, but there are some you don’t allow yourself to have, and beating Russia 3–0 was just like that .. but we have done it." Even the described the doubles match as a "thrilling" win. Ran was carried shoulder-high around the Tel Aviv stadium, as the 10,000-strong crowd applauded. With the tie clinched for Israel, the reverse singles rubbers were "", and instead of best-of-five matches, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance. Israel wrapped up a 4–1 victory over Russia, as Levy defeated Kunitsyn 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, while Sela retired with a wrist injury while down 3–4 in the first set against Andreev. "Israel completes Davis Cup win over Russia," Miami Herald, 7/12/09/accessed 29 August 2011


Olympics
Erlich and Ram represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in , Greece, and reached the quarterfinals. They also represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.


Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)
Win2008|style="background:#ffc;" Hard| Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
7–5, 7–6(7–4)


ATP career finals

Doubles: 45 (22 titles, 23 runners-up)
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Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (18–16)
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Hard (11–20)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (7–2)
Carpet (2–0)
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Outdoor (17–15)
Indoor (5–8)
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Win1–0 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United StatesInternationalGrassKyle Spencer
Mitch Sprengelmeyer
7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win2–0 Thailand Open, ThailandInternationalHard (i)
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet (i)Andy Ram
6–1, 6–3
Loss3–1 , IndiaInternationalHardAndy Ram
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss3–2 , NetherlandsIntl. GoldHard (i)Andy RamPaul Hanley
Radek Štěpánek
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win4–2 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France (2)InternationalCarpet (i)Andy RamJonas Björkman
Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win5–2 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (2)Intl. GoldHard (i)Andy Ram
Pavel Vízner
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win6–2 , United KingdomInternationalGrassAndy Ram
Todd Perry
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss6–3 Los Angeles Open, United StatesInternationalHardAndy Ram
3–6, 4–6
Loss6–4 Canadian Open, CanadaMasters SeriesHardAndy Ram
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6
Loss6–5 Thailand Open, Thailand (2)InternationalHard (i)Andy RamPaul Hanley
6–5(7–5), 1–6, 2–6
Loss6–6 , AustriaIntl. GoldHard (i)Andy Ram
3–5, 4–5(4–7)
Win7–6 Adelaide International, AustraliaInternationalHardAndy RamPaul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10)
Loss7–7 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3)Intl. GoldHard (i)Andy RamPaul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss7–8 Italian Open, ItalyMasters SeriesClayAndy RamMark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–5, 11–13
Win8–8 Nottingham Open, UK (2)InternationalGrassAndy Ram
6–3, 6–2
Win9–8 Connecticut Open, United StatesInternationalHardAndy RamMariusz Fyrstenberg
6–3, 6–3
Win10–8 Thailand Open, Thailand (3)InternationalHard (i)Andy Ram
6–2, 2–6, 10–4
Loss10–9 Las Vegas Open, United StatesInternationalHardAndy Ram
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss10–10 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHardAndy Ram
Leander Paes
4–6, 4–6
Loss10–11 Washington Open, United StatesInternationalHardAndy RamBob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–10
Win11–11 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHardAndy RamBob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4–6, 6–3, 13–11
Win12–11 , AustraliaGrand SlamHardAndy RamArnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win13–11 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHardAndy RamDaniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–4
Loss13–12 Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHardAndy RamBob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–10
Win14–12 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrass
David Škoch
7–6(8–6), 2–6, 10–3
Loss14–13 Thailand Open, Thailand (4)250 SeriesHard (i)Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 4–6
Win15–13 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrassAndy Ram
6–3, 6–3
Win16–13 Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHardAndy RamChristopher Kas
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss16–14 Chennai Open, India250 SeriesHardAndy RamLeander Paes
Janko Tipsarević
4–6, 4–6
Win17–14 , Serbia250 SeriesClayAndy Ram
Andreas Siljeström
4–6, 6–2, 10–6
Loss17–15 , Germany250 SeriesGrassDaniele BraccialiSantiago González
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss17–16 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States (2)250 SeriesGrassChris Guccione
5–7, 4–6
Win18–16 Shenzhen Open, China250 SeriesHardChris Guccione
André Sá
6–1, 6–7(3–7), 10–6
Loss18–17 Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)Colin FlemingMate Pavić
Michael Venus
2–6, 3–6
Loss18–18 Los Cabos Open, Mexico250 SeriesHard
6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss18–19 Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHardScott Lipsky
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–1, 2–6, 3–10
Win19–19 , China250 SeriesHardAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win20–19 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States (3)250 SeriesGrassMarcelo Arévalo
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 6–2
Win21–19 , Turkey250 SeriesGrassArtem Sitak
Filip Polášek
6–3, 6–4
Loss21–20 Chengdu Open, China250 SeriesHardNikola Čačić
Dušan Lajović
6–7(9–11), 6–3, 3–10
Loss21–21 , India250 SeriesHardAndrei VasilevskiAndré Göransson
Christopher Rungkat
2–6, 6–3, 8–10
Loss21–22 Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i)Andrei Vasilevski
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 5–7
Win22–22 Belgrade Open, Serbia250 SeriesClayAndrei VasilevskiAndré Göransson
6–4, 6–1
Loss22–23 , Kazakhstan250 SeriesHard (i)Andrei VasilevskiSantiago González
Andrés Molteni
1–6, 2–6


Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
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Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Loss0–1 India F1, FuturesHard3–6, 4–6


Doubles: 48 (32–16)
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ATP Challenger Tour (24–12)
ITF Futures Tour (8–4)
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Hard (32–12)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–4)
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Win1–0 India F1, FuturesHard
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss1–1 India F3, FuturesHard
6–7, 4–6
Loss1–2 Israel F1, FuturesHard
2–6, 5–7
Win2–2 India F1, FuturesHard
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win3–2 Croatia F1, FuturesHardIvan Cinkuš
Krešimir Ritz
6–2, 6–1
Win4–2 Israel F1, FuturesHard
6–4, 6–2
Loss4–3 Ireland F1, FuturesCarpetDaniele Bracciali
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win5–3 USA F2, Altamonte SpringsFuturesHardÓscar Ortiz
6–3, 6–4
Win6–3 Uzbekistan F1, FuturesHardAisam Qureshi
Dmitriy Tomashevich
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win7–3 Uzbekistan F2, FuturesHard
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win1–0 Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard
6–4, 6–0
Win2–0 Denver, USAChallengerHard
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2–1 , SlovakiaChallengerHard (i)Aleksandar KitinovPaul Hanley
4–6, 4–6
Loss2–2 Andrézieux, FranceChallengerHard (i)
3–6, 3–6
Loss2–3 Magdeburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i)Frédéric Niemeyer
Radek Štěpánek
6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win3–3 Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardMichaël Llodra
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win4–3 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHardMichaël Llodra
w/o
Win5–3 Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard (i)
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win6–3 Puebla, MexicoChallengerHardMarco Chiudinelli
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Win7–3 San José, Costa RicaChallengerHard
Dušan Vemić
6–3, 6–3
Loss7–4 Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i)
Stephen Huss
1–6, 4–6
Win8–4 Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard (i)
w/o
Win9–4 Reunion Island, RéunionChallengerHardMarco Chiudinelli
Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss9–5 Milan, ItalyChallengerCarpet (i)Aleksandar KitinovMassimo Bertolini
Giorgio Galimberti
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Loss7–4 Great Britain F2, FuturesCarpet (i)Mark Hilton
6–7(7–9), 2–6
Win10–5 Besançon, FranceChallengerHard (i)
6–3, 6–4
Win8–4 Greece F1, FuturesHardMarco Chiudinelli
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss10–6 New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 2–6
Win11–6 Lexington, USAChallengerHard
6–4, 6–1
Win12–6 Binghamton, USAChallengerHardStephen Huss
6–4, 6–3
Win13–6 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win14–6 , SlovakiaChallengerHard (i)Mario Ančić
Martín García
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win15–6 , UkraineChallengerHard (i)
6–4, 6–3
Loss15–7 , SlovakiaChallengerHard (i)
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win16–7 , IsraelChallengerHardSergei Bubka
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss16–8 , IsraelChallengerHard
Chris Guccione
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win17–8 İzmir, TurkeyChallengerHard
6–3, 6–3
Win18–8 , IsraelChallengerHard
6–4, 6–3
Win19–8 , CanadaChallengerHard
6–1, 6–4
Win20–8 Aptos, USAChallengerHardChris Guccione
Matt Reid
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 10–2
Loss20–9 Rennes, FranceChallengerHard (i)František Čermák
6–3, 2–6, 3–10
Loss20–10 , IsraelChallengerHardKonstantin Kravchuk
6–4, 6–7(1–7), 4–10
Win21–10 Aptos, USAChallengerHard
Jordan Thompson
6–3, 2–6, 10–8
Loss21–11 Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHardSanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–1, 6–10
Win22–11 Canberra, AustraliaChallengerHardHans Podlipnik-Castillo
Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Loss22–12 Lille, FranceChallengerHard
5–7, 7–5, 8–10
Win23–12 Saint Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i)Jonathan Eysseric
Antonio Šančić
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Win24–12 Taipei, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard (i)
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–2


Doubles performance timeline
Grand Slam tournaments
A1R1RA2R3R2R3RWAQF2R1R3R1R3R1R1R1RAAA1R1 / 1720–16
AA1RA3RA2R3R3R1R2R1R2R2R3RA2R2RAAA2R1R0 / 1515–15
WimbledonA2R1RSF1R3R3R2RQF1R1R1R2R1R1RSF1R1R3R1RNH1R 0 / 2020–20
US Open1RAA1R1RQF3R3R2R1R2R2R2R2R1R1R2RA1RAA2R 0 / 1614–16
Year-end championship
Did not qualifyRRRRDid not qualify 0 / 22–4
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAbsent2R2R1RFWAA2RA1R2RAbsent 1 / 813–7
Absent2RQFSF1R1RAAQFAbsent 0 / 68–6
Monte CarloAbsent2RA2R2RQFAbsent 0 / 41–4
Absent1R1RF2R2RAbsent1RA 0 / 63–6
MadridAbsent1R1RQF1RAbsent1RAbsent 0 / 51–5
AbsentQFF2RSF2RAbsent 0 / 57–5
CincinnatiAbsentQF1RSFWF1RAbsent 1 / 611–5
ShanghaiNot Masters SeriesA2RAbsent 0 / 11–1
AbsentQF1R1RA1R2RAbsent 0 / 52–5
Absent1R1RQFSF2RNot Masters Series 0 / 53–5
Year-end ranking1101071193328151318111914550496287495178101737063!colspan=2


See also
  • List of select Jewish tennis players


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